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WO SASKATOON Police Service officers are now on Twitter. I’m guessing it is a coincidence that this happened the same week Express columnist Tammy Robert wrote how police services across Canada handle Twitter. My goodness, we don’t need Tammy thinking she changed the course of the city’s social-media history. The two police officers are great choices. Constable Derek Chesney (@SPSDerekChesney) walks the beat in the central part of the city. He is community minded and admits Twitter is a bit of a new-fangled thing for him. “… Just gettin schooled on twitter by our social media specialist. I’m pretty old school. 10-4 keep in touch.” Editor I didn’t know police officers said “10-4” anymore. Cool. The other officer is Sgt. Patrick Barbar @SPSPatBarbar. He seems right at home. Here are some of his recent tweets. “Me: how much have you had to drink. Driver: nothing, it’s Monday!” “Thx to an alert resident, nabbed a duo breaking into cars in River Heights. The start of my days off will have to wait until reports r done.” “Located a disoriented intox male wandering near Griffith stadium w/ a light jacket on. Just in the nick of time too, windchill is -39°c!” “Great sleep today after night shifts. I’m off for a couple of weeks, “B” platoon will be ensuring ur safety tonight. U R in good hands.” Great stuff. The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) is now on Twitter as well. Here’s a note from its account. “Today is the start of social media for SFD. From horse drawn fire wagons to the world wide web. Tweeting from 8am4pm, M-F.” Follow our fire department @SaskatoonFire. 10-4.
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Wouldn’t it be nice if the mannequins at the Artifact Room of Military History could share war stories? (Photos by Sandy Hutchinson) the city. With the lure and romanticism of wild horses, this one seemed too good to pass up. Tammy texted me a few times from the RM of Canwood where the horses were roaming. “Have seen three different herds. Hiked in and got decent closeups of one herd. They weren’t impressed. “I’m not exactly a horsewoman, so I guess when they started snorting, tossing their manes and pawing the ground I should have gathered something was coming.” Tammy then turned and ran. Well as much as a person can run in kneedeep snow. I was hoping for a different ending. I was hoping she would break one of those steeds and ride it all the way home.
of Military History at the Nutana Legion. They are among the 12 volunteers that keep the bountiful basement of archives running smoothly. With the anniversary of Canada joining the First World War approaching, the Legion has some big plans for this year. One is making actors and experts available to speak at schools and other events. The actors will perform the roles of a First World War nurse and soldier on the front line. I have read the scripts Shirley has written, and they are tremendous. Historians will field questions after performances. There are many manA FEW WEEKS AGO nequins in the museum. I REALLY LIKE Tammy’s cover Sandy and I met Shirley They are dressed in varistory. We rarely have worked on news Timpson and Ryleigh ous uniforms from past stories and especially those from outside Carr at the Artifact Room military and peacekeepSASKATOON
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ing missions by Canadians. Walking among them made us wonder if they come alive when the lights go out at night. We could picture these men and women from wars past dancing to the tunes of Vera Lynn and Bing Crosby. What a beautiful thought. Tours can be arranged by phoning the Legion office at 306-374-6303 or emailing the museum at theartifactsroom@yahoo. ca. For a story on the Legion’s anniversary project please go to Page 11.
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